Spoken Word
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Beat poet Allen Ginsberg
turned the literary world
upside down in the '50s
upon the publication of his
poem "Howl."
Longtime activist Angela
Davis focuses her tireless
efforts on prison abolition,
as well as women's rights
and racial issues. Davis' w...
Author of the book, "A
People's History of the
United States," Zinn offers
an alternative, understated
view of history.
Renowned author of "On
the Road," Kerouac was one
of the major Beat poets of
the 1950s.
As a musician, activist, label
owner and spoken word
artist, Jello Biafra has been
heavily responsible for
shaping Punk. Among Biaf...
Malcolm X was a leader in
the Nation of Islam
movement before
renouncing the
organization in 1964. Malc...
M.I.T. linguist and Nobel
Prize winner Noam
Chomsky speaks on
capitalism, democracy and
corporate control over in...
Insanely popular
poet/songwriter, regarded
by many as a kitsch icon.
Wrote "Seasons in the Sun"
based on a Jacques Brel t...
Writer, traveler, actor,
junkie - William Burroughs
made successful careers
out of them all. William
Burroughs went to Harvar...
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